SANTA'S COMING

This Tutorial was written for those that have a working knowledge of PSP.
Please do not copy it in anyway or claim its as your own.
Any resemblance to any other tut is purely coincidental.

This Tutorial was written on November 9th,2008

The tutorial was written and Created by Chiqui
For This Tutorial I used PSP 12

SUPPLIES

Tubes of choice~I used the fantastic art work of Elias Chatzoudis Hes a licensed artist with MPT http://mypsptubes.estoreadvanced.biz/index.php?p=home

Font of choice I use A&S Christmas

Scrap Kit I used by Clarey called Holly Jolly for Clarey you can download here is a FTU please, dont forget let some luv to clarey for her fantastic work http://www.4shared.com/file/29365636/7e8e3da3/clarey_hollyjolly.html

I use Template No. 62 from Missy you can download here:
http://divineintentionz.blogspot.com/

Mask of your choice or can use Vix mask No. 6 You can find it here: http://www.freewebs.com/vixpsp/goodies.htm

Lets Start:

Open The tag template from missy close the watermark layer image canvas size 600x600.

open your mask and minimize on psp

Select the Circle 1 layer selections then selection all-float-defloat Choose a paper from the kit, I use paper 3 copy and paste as new layer selection invert-delete-none drop shadow of your choice I use: 2-2-40-10

Now select the Circle2 layer then selection all-float-defloat Choose another paper from the kit I use paper 12 copy paste as new layer selectioninvert-delete-selection none.

Now with your magic wand click into the circle 2 selection modify expand 2 choose other paper copy and paste selection-invert-delete-none. back to the circle 2 and add a drop shadow of your choice.

Select the frame background 1 selection all-float-defloat choose another paper the kit I use paper 7 copy and paste as new layer selection invert delete none. with your magic want click on the first frame background then copy a tube of your choice selection invert-delete none. Repeat for the other 2 squares. Usually at this point I merge down the 3 tubes.

Select the Frame layer selection all-float-defloat and copy as new layer the paper 7 selection invert-delete-none add a drop shadow of your choice.

Copy and paste the main tube of your choice and add a drop shadow.

go to you white background and add a layer. then selection all copy and paste a paper of your choice INTO selection- selection none.

Apply the mask to this layer : go to layer - new mask - from image and click on
zuzzanne's mask source luminance check invert checked
apply your mask
then go to layers-delete-yes, then merge group.

Duplicate the mask - then merge down

Add elements from the kit or use the same I used

repeat above drop shadow for all elements.

Using a font of your choice (at this point I choose one of papers from the kit: paper 7 and use as my background - foreground red) add your name add a drop shadow

Crop and resize your tag if need it

Add the copyright

and.. Its done!!!

Thanks for trying my tutorial